The Clutag Press was established in 2000 as a venture by Andrew McNeillie to issue Clutag Poetry Leaflets, by established and emerging poets. In 2004, it received backing from The Christopher Tower Fund (in association with Christ Church, Oxford,

Oxford University Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to th ...

). As a result, it began issuing more substantial poetry pamphlets, full-length books, and CD sound recordings. Its literary archive is now collected exclusively by the Bodleian Library,

, in digital and paper formats.

Bibliography

Its catalogue of poetry pamphlets includes: * Paul Thomas Abbott -

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(2008) *

Tom Paulin Thomas Neilson Paulin (born 25 January 1949 in Leeds, England) is a Northern Irish poet and critic of film, music and literature. He lives in England, where he was the G. M. Young Lecturer in English Literature at Hertford College, Oxford. Earl ...

- The Camouflage School (2007) *

Mick Imlah Michael Ogilvie Imlah (26 September 1956 – 12 January 2009), better known as Mick Imlah, was a Scottish poet and editor. Background Imlah was brought up in Milngavie near Glasgow, before moving to Beckenham, Kent, in 1966. He was educated at Ma ...

- DIEHARD (2006) * Anne Stevenson - A Lament For The Makers (2006) * Andrew McNeillie and Julian Bell - Arkwork with Artwork (2006) *

Geoffrey Hill Sir Geoffrey William Hill, FRSL (18 June 1932 – 30 June 2016) was an English poet, professor emeritus of English literature and religion, and former co-director of the Editorial Institute, at Boston University. Hill has been considered to be ...

- A Treatise of Civil Power (2005) *

Seamus Heaney Seamus Justin Heaney (; 13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature.

- A Shiver (2005) * John Fuller - The Solitary Life (2005) Its catalogue of prose books includes: * Andrew McNeillie - Ian Niall: Part of his Life (2007) * John McNeillie - My Childhood (2004) Its catalogue of CDs and sound recordings includes: *

- Poetry Reading, Oxford (2006)

Archipelago

In summer 2007, the Clutag Press launched a new magazine: ''Archipelago''. Its first issue featured contributions from: Paul Thomas Abbott,

Norman Ackroyd Norman Ackroyd (born 26 March 1938) is an English artist known primarily for his aquatint work. He lives and is based in Bermondsey, London. Background Ackroyd was born on 26 March 1938 in Leeds, Yorkshire. He attended Leeds College of Art fr ...

, John Beatty, Julian Bell,

Roger Deakin Roger Stuart Deakin (11 February 1943 – 19 August 2006) was an English writer, documentary-maker and environmentalist. He was a co-founder and trustee of Common Ground, the arts, culture and environment organisation. ''Waterlog'', the ...

, Greg Delanty,

Seamus Heaney Seamus Justin Heaney (; 13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature.

, Nicolas Jacobs,

Andrew Kahn Andrew Kahn (born July 23, 1952), frequently credited as Andy Kahn, is a music composer, arranger and producer who was most active in the dance and disco scene in the late 1970s. In 1978, he wrote and produced Karen Young's song, " Hot Shot" ...

Michael Longley Michael Longley, (born 27 July 1939, Belfast, Northern Ireland), is an Anglo-Irish poet. Life and career One of twin boys, Michael Longley was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to English parents, Longley was educated at the Royal Belfast A ...

, Robert Macfarlane,

Derek Mahon Derek Mahon (23 November 1941 – 1 October 2020) was an Irish poet. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland but lived in a number of cities around the world. At his death it was noted that his, "influence in the Irish poetry community, lit ...

, Osip Mandelshtam, Andrew McNeillie, Gail McNeillie, David Nash,

Bernard O'Donoghue Bernard O'Donoghue FRSL (born 1945) is a contemporary Irish poet and academic. Early life and education Bernard O'Donoghue was born on 14 December 1945 in Cullen, County Cork, Ireland, where he lived on a farm. “My father was a terrible and ...

, Angharad Price and Mark Williams. Writing in the '' Guardian'', Robert Macfarlane said its tone was "praiseful and attentive, content to acknowledge both the mystery of placehood and the strangeness of material fact."

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